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Savings Or High Income Funds

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Are Savings or High Income Funds better in this climate for money that won't be touched for a few years?
Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


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  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 119,697 Forumite
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    Are Savings or High Income Funds better in this climate for money that won't be touched for a few years?

    Thats a bit like saying whats better, eggs or bananas?

    High income funds are typically medium to medium/high risk whereas savings is cash and nil risk (ignoring recent solvency issues obviously).

    Its a bit of a jump to go from nil risk to medium/high and ignore the inbetween.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • What is in between?
    Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


  • As Funds go, I didn't think High Income ones were that risky - are they really?
    Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


  • dunstonh
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    As Funds go, I didn't think High Income ones were that risky - are they really?

    The sector has some lower risk examples and higher risk examples. It really depends on their weighting to certain industries. However, generally, on 1 -10 scale (1=cash) then these come out between 6 and 8.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • How does that risk compare to funds in general? Are there lower risk categories?
    Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


  • Nomad25
    Nomad25 Posts: 1,995 Forumite
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    This post may help you, I'm just going through it myself:

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1313511
  • dunstonh
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    How does that risk compare to funds in general? Are there lower risk categories?

    You can get unit trust funds from risk 2 through to risk 10. (again, treating cash as 1). One thing to note is that the last 12 months has seen investments that are historically known as low risk suffer greater losses than they normally would. So, just because its low risk, its doesnt mean you dont face a risk of loss. However, in the long run, you would expect the degree of loss to be lower than the higher risk funds.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • gozomark
    gozomark Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    the reason why high income funds yield more than savings is because they are higher risk - you have to decide if the higher yield compensates you for your taking on the higher risk
  • gozomark wrote: »
    the reason why high income funds yield more than savings is because they are higher risk - you have to decide if the higher yield compensates you for your taking on the higher risk

    Yes I know that ;) , but I was wondering where high income funds lay in the scheme of funds generally hence my questions.
    Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


  • dunstonh wrote: »
    You can get unit trust funds from risk 2 through to risk 10. (again, treating cash as 1). One thing to note is that the last 12 months has seen investments that are historically known as low risk suffer greater losses than they normally would. So, just because its low risk, its doesnt mean you dont face a risk of loss. However, in the long run, you would expect the degree of loss to be lower than the higher risk funds.

    Is there anywhere that tabulates this data?

    Thanks for your answers dunstonh :)
    Noobie (not so :D) trying to make loads a dosh - please bear with all my questions :beer: Thanks :D


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